Sainte-Angèle-de-MériciQuebec

A town of 1,005 in Quebec. Its census division is La Mitis.

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Population

1,005

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

45%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living (A). Work and incomes lag (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for health. Hazards are a real consideration (D).

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestD⁻Jobs & income DHazard risk

How Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $125,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Jobs & income

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D−.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$58,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of Canadian towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

By car: that was how 87% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 26 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van87%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	87%	90%	89%
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$58,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

10%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to100 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Mont-Joli

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

$125,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over three quarters of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici$125,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%

$508

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$568

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$508 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $125,000, against the median household income Owners and renters76% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

On hazards, Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici comes out behind 86% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs high: $0.077 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici. Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici14%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.077	$0.14	$0.030

$0.077

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

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WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.077 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Summers stay cool in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici: July afternoons reach 22.9°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

22.9°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 323 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Gardeners get 150 frost-free days, from 16 May to 14 October. Also worth knowing: a normal October brings 97 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 72 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.4°C

Spring6.4°C

Summer21.6°C

Autumn10.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	323 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	22.9°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	172	161	159
January night low	−15.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

323 cm

of snow a year

172

days with frost a year

150

frost-free days, 16 May to 14 Oct

132

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 22.9°C, January lows −15.4°C Rain and snow932 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow323 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Mont-Joli

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Mont-Joli)

HealthHealth B

Around Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, 60% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

60%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent

On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.7, with women at 83.1 and men at 80.3. Measured from where Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s residents live, a hospital is 34 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.7	82.5	81.5

81.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

34 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care34 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 9.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, men 80.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Weather

Expect November days around 4°C in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, nights around −3°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −10°C nights. Expect around 31 cm of snow in November. In November, the normal is 74 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Mont-Joli is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	220 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	210 mm
Summer	22°C	11°C	246 mm
Autumn	10°C	3°C	256 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Mont-Joli); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Jimmy Valcourt leads Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici as mayor

For federal votes, Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici belongs to Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) holds it.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureMatane-Matapédia

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s public library is Bibliothèque De Sainte-Angele-De-Merici

The library is 1.4 km from the centre of Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

The force covering Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 133

68Crime Severity Index

Measured across Mitis MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 13.7 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202365

202478

202560

2023–2025	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	133	88	86
Violent crime	19.8	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	13.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

60%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety68 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

14% of Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

46.8median age

23% of residents are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

Sainte-Angèle-de-MériciQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

46.7% of Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s residents are women

525 men and 460 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici
	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	59%	56%

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English and French14% speak both · 87% speak French but not English Ages46.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households455 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici is Bic National Park (Québec), 42 km away

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Of the land within 10 km, 1.8% has protected status, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The largest is Sainte-Flavie Water Fowl Gathering Area: 833 ha, 8.8 km from the edge of town. 6 protected areas lie within 10 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici1.8%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

42 km

to Bic National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Sainte-Flavie Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks42 km to a provincial park · Bic National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

The nearest high school to Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici is 12 km away

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École du Portage (Rivière, de la)In Sainte-Angèle-de-MériciElementary	Elementary	–	French public

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Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	12 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

12 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Older housing stands out in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici: 56% predates 1961

56%built before 1961

56%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	56%	21%	18%

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Older homes56% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

15pages on Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 68 Housing & costAHomes 2.2 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.7 in its region Work & commuteD⁻43% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Parc du Mont-Comi and 6 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Ski hillSki hillParc du Mont-Comi5 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumSite historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père30 km west · 60K visitors a year

GardenJardins de Métis13 km northwest

Historic shipHMCS Onondaga30 km west

CathedralSaint-Germain Cathedral35 km southwest

MuseumMaison Lamontagne32 km southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père: Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jardins de Métis: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMCS Onondaga: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint-Germain Cathedral: JF Lepage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Lamontagne: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

No notable person born in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jacques DrouinPinscreen animator · born in Mont-Joli · 1943–2021

Gervais RiouxCanadian bicycle racer · born in Mont-Joli · born 1960

Jean LapointeCanadian politician · born in Price · 1935–2022

Marcelle DeschênesComposer · born in Price · born 1939

Maurice LamontagneCanadian politician · born in Mont-Joli · 1917–1983

Danielle DoyerCanadian politician · born in Mont-Joli · born 1951

Photo credits

Jacques Drouin: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gervais Rioux: Claudineargon18, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,005 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Mitis
Census subdivision: 2409035

Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

PriceMont-JoliSaint-Gabriel-de-RimouskiSainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici	1,005	—	—	A	B⁻	B
Price	1,701	9.8	—	A	B⁻	B
Mont-Joli	6,492	12	B⁻	B⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski	1,239	14	—	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici

Who are the people of Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici?

At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Do people in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 86.8% know French alone, and 14% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici?

Single-detached houses make up 78% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments.

Has Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 953 to 989 residents (up 3.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,005.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).